Enlightened Quotes

630 Enlightened quotes by 307 unique authors

I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
We all have the archetype inside us of the enlightened being. — Dan Millman
I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be. — Alanis Morissette
For those who struggle with anti-pagan prejudices and stereotypes, Humanist Paganism might be a powerful educational tool. It can show that a pagan can be… — Brendan Myers
I became frustrated early on as a playwright by a kind of smug smallness in modern drama. There was a lack of what I now… — Ellen McLaughlin
It is proper that noble spirits, equipped with truth and enlightened with the Divine intelligence, should arm themselves against dense ignorance by climbing up to… — Giordano Bruno
Enlightened despots are mythical creatures; real despots seem more interested in stealing money or installing their sons after them. — Elliott Abrams
I like the idea of an enlightened principality. In the early eighteen-hundreds, in Germany, there were princes who built schools, streets, homes. I like that. — Brunello Cucinelli
I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the… — Buddha
Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal,… — John Perry Barlow
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. — Lao Tzu
Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters. — Friedrich Nietzsche
To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself… — Charles Eames
Personally I believe that the courses we followed for some years after World War II were enlightened, surprisingly imaginative and extremely effective. — David K. E. Bruce
Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations… — Adam Ferguson
Making sure that when my child went to school people were enlightened enough not to torture them, you know? — Jennifer Beals
If I can bring some light to bear on problems like that, I feel that people will be enlightened not only on the question but… — Marvin Harris
The only people available to change the world are the people now living in it, with all the beliefs they bring along - however retrograde… — Todd Gitlin
But while human liberty has engaged the attention of the enlightened, and enlisted the feelings of the generous of all civilized nations, may we not… — Frances Wright
In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this… — Bruce Beresford
Everybody wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change. — Andrew Cohen
This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened. — Jack Kevorkian
I ought to at least be able to read literature in French. I went to an enlightened grade school that started us on French in… — Lev Grossman
Whether people be of high or low birth, rich or poor, old or young, enlightened or confused, they are all alike in that they will… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. Within decades… — Richard Dawkins

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